Torbay Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Torbay Council decided more than 880 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 17% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Torbay Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 July 2026 · Approved
St Boniface Church Belfield Road Paignton TQ3 3UZ · P/2025/0836
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22 July 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Long Road Paignton · P/2025/0782
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10 July 2026 · Approved
Unit 12 - 12A Torbay Trading Estate New Road Brixham TQ5 8NF · P/2025/0760
Figures for Torbay Council
| Applications decided | more than 880 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 17%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 13%of more than 240 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 150 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 30%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2018 |
| Local Plan policies held | 96plan adopted 2015 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Torbay Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area. Appeal Ref: APP/X1165/W/20/3257136”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the location of the development would be acceptable having regard to the policies of the Development Plan; • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; • The effect…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.